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Mid-sized UK firms say they ‘can’t get the talent.’ But this isn’t an HR problem - it’s a strategy problem. Just like football clubs that build academies outperform those that only buy stars, businesses that design better jobs, embed learning, and hire for adaptability scale faster and lose fewer people. Talent shortages vanish when you treat talent as a system, not a shopping list.

As your company grows, the leadership model that got you here won’t get you there. Bottlenecked decisions, frustrated teams, and missed opportunities are signs you’re still leading like a start-up. To perform at scale, leaders must stop being heroes and start being hosts - designing systems that empower decision-makers at every level.

Dashboards don’t drive decisions - feedback loops do. If your teams are waiting weeks for reports and months for action, you’re not data-driven… you’re delay-driven. Here’s how to fix the loops that actually move the needle.